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President Column: February 2018
The construction sector, government and the wider UK population are reeling following Carillion’s liquidation in January. But at the same time, nobody in the …
Healthcare in the frame
A number of challenges have had to be overcome during the construction of a new hospital in the Orkney Islands. Martin Cooper reports from a project where …
Challenges rising on President’s watch
Meeting the challenges of continuous change and uncertainty is the day-to-day business of senior management, but new BCSA President Tim Outteridge is becoming …
An introduction to steel stockholders
Steel stockholders play a vital part in the steel construction supply chain, ensuring the market is supplied with what it needs when it is needed. From an …
Keeping stock
The structural steelwork sector is served by a national network of steel stockholders, one of the best organised distribution networks of any industrial …
Some things just can’t be imported
These are trying times for UK steelmaking, and it’s no surprise that the industry’s problems have sparked off a revived national debate about the balance …
Steel stays the competitive choice
Tender prices fell to unsustainable levels during the post credit crisis and recession years, placing the entire supply chain under pressure. Demand has …
Design guidance tradition strengthened
At the start of last year the steel construction sector was confidently reporting to clients that there was plenty of capacity in the sector to ensure that …
New steel sector education and marketing initiative
BCSA has launched Steel for Life – a new market development programme designed to ensure that steel maintains and develops its leading position as the …
The strong chain that links steel
Steelwork contractors are widely acknowledged for their key role in the construction supply chain, but what is less widely appreciated perhaps is steel …